Study day - Stories and memories of a school

Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Jean Duminy Lecture Hall – ENSA Normandie

To mark the 120th anniversary of the Normandy School of Architecture, Sébastien Cherruet (researcher at the ATE laboratory) and Claire Rosset (ATE laboratory researcher) are organizing a study day entitled "Memories and histories of a school. 120 d'architecture en Normandie".

The first school founded outside Paris,ENSA Normandie now one of twenty-one public architecture schools in France. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the history of these schools, particularly through the HEnsA20 research program. The exhibition "120 Years of Architecture Education" organized in the fall of 2024 revealed some facets of the institution's history. However, research has also highlighted the gaps in both administrative and educational archives. Oral sources have sometimes been collected, but this memory has not always been scientifically evaluated.
The study day "Memories and stories of a school. 120 years of architecture in Normandy" aims to address this issue . Through a major interview and three sessions, bringing together researchers as well as witnesses and actors in the field of architecture in Normandy, this day aims to gather testimonies and provide a space for discussion on the history of the institution.

Day program HERE

visual: Jean-Claude Schmid's personal archives